I applied online. I interviewed at CARVANA (Chicago, IL) in Feb 2017
Interview
As others have mentioned, fairly straightforward process with initial screen with Recruiter, followed by a Skype call with a Market Operations Manager and then another call with a Regional Manager. The call with the Recruiter was a resume run down with an introduction to the company. The Recruiter was very transparent and enthusiastic and outlined the subsequent steps of the interview process. The call with Market the Operations Manager delved more deeply into the role and its expectations. The call with the Regional Manager probed more closely into culture fit, leadership style and higher level problem solving and people management skills. After the Regional Manager call I was told I was moving onto the final round to meet with the COO and the founders, either in Phoenix HQ or another market. After two weeks of radio silence, I finally heard back from the Recruiter and she informed me that the position had already been filled by another candidate but if I was interested, she would recommend me for consideration in another market. I declined. Overall, I felt this was a massive waste of time and effort for myself as well as others involved. This experience also showed that the company is unable to accurately forecast its human capital needs, and that its Recruiting Teams are not in sync with its Operations.
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at CARVANA (New York, NY) in Mar 2021
Interview
Received request for phone interview about a day after applying. Phone interview is with an HR rep and the purpose is to discuss the intended role, answer questions, and determine salary expectations. For myself, my expectations were about 30% over their intended budget for the role (They budgeted $70,000 base for my market). The interview basically halted there because it was obvious it wasn't a match. I did try to say I was ok with the package as stated because I was interested in learning more about the company, but I completely understand their decision to go in a different direction. Received an automated email two days later.
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at CARVANA in Nov 2019
Interview
I recently had an interview for the Market Operations Manager Position. I was quickly selected for an interview very shortly after submitting an application.
Interview was very, very informal with limited information from the recruiter. I was driving the conversation and asking the majority of questions - it seemed they were only interested in learning what my salary expectations were vs really understanding my qualifications for the position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- What is your background?
- What are your salary expectations?
The first corporate recruiter was professional and engaging. Spent an hour on the phone with her, got really great vibes. She passed me onto someone else to schedule an interview with field management. Got scheduled for an interview, which they cancelled 3 hours before it was scheduled. Got rescheduled for the following week with someone else in the field. He was confused about the process which had happened to that point. Was unaware they were trying to have me manage two markets rather than one, which apparently is very atypical. The interviewer had to call me because they hadn't coordinated my video conference interview with him. While I didn't mind the confusion and changing situations too much because they are a fairly new company, I didn't appreciate the informality that the field interviewer presented by swearing multiple times throughout the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The last interviewer didn't really ask structured questions. Informal conversation, but the phone screening asked typical management questions. What was the most difficult conversation you had to have with an employee, tell me about a time when you received a very difficult piece of feedback
